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Ethical Oil: The Case for Canada's Oil Sands
by
Ezra Levant
Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment.
In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedown revealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions and was declared the "most important public affair...more
In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedown revealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions and was declared the "most important public affair...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
September 14th 2010
by McClelland & Stewart
(first published August 28th 2010)
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While I found the overall argument of the book---the oil from Alberta's oil sands is the most ethical in the world---to be fairly convincing, I found a lot of Levant's rhetorical tactics to be frustrating and over-the-top. He often employs the same techniques that he accuses oil sands critics of using, albeit for the opposite purpose, and his constant implication that human-caused global warming is probably not real gets tiring after the first couple of times he makes it.
Despite these flaws, it'...more
Despite these flaws, it'...more
Spoiler alert:
1)I live in Northern Canada and I love the life including the wild life.
2)I am happy to list my support for the Sask Party and the sucessors of Reform on my facebook page.
Ezra Levant has written this book to defend the developpment of the Oil Sands in Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta. I have seen the huge mines in British Columbia, but not yet been to Fort Mac, but I have spoken to many who have lived and worked there.
Ezra spends too much of this book slanging the opponents of dev...more
1)I live in Northern Canada and I love the life including the wild life.
2)I am happy to list my support for the Sask Party and the sucessors of Reform on my facebook page.
Ezra Levant has written this book to defend the developpment of the Oil Sands in Northern Saskatchewan and Alberta. I have seen the huge mines in British Columbia, but not yet been to Fort Mac, but I have spoken to many who have lived and worked there.
Ezra spends too much of this book slanging the opponents of dev...more
Oct 09, 2012
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I didn't like the book at first. Ezra Levant's tone is patronizing and derisive throughout most of the book, which is a shame because the argument he lays out is a good one for the most part. He challenged my anti-tar sands stance with his compelling survey of the alternative oil sources in the world and the social political context of those foreign oil industries. But instead of accepting Canada's tar sands as the lightest shade of grey for bitumen/oil extraction, Levant champions them as some...more
Ezra Levant, Ethical Oil. The Case for Canada’s Oil Sands. Full of tightly knit arguments and uncontroversial facts, Levant slays the paper tiger thrown up by the anti-oil sands movement. By the end of the book that tiger lies bloodless and crushed.
Some of his points:
With the oil sands at our disposal is it ethically responsible to import oil from the host of countries run by brutal dicatorships who crush freedom—Sudan, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. While the...more
Finally - someone has put to words how a lot of Albertans feel. I am tired of these "big American Companies" coming into Canada - putting their retail shops in the heart of our oil and gas industry and then crying "green" over our oil. There are a lot worse places that oil comes from.
Where do you think the people who you want to patronize your businesses derive their income from? Personally, no one in my family works directly for the oil industry, but a huge portion of our income is related to...more
Where do you think the people who you want to patronize your businesses derive their income from? Personally, no one in my family works directly for the oil industry, but a huge portion of our income is related to...more
My neighbor handed me this book. And I'm very grateful because I would never have picked it up myself. I think every Canadian should read this book. It has a big nationalist streak which is rather engaging. But it also makes a very articulate and intelligent case FOR the development of the Canadian oil sands. Until we as a society find an alternative to fossil fuels, we're going to remain reliant on oil. But it seems like Canada is losing the public relations battle against tyrannical and repres...more
So essentially:
OIL sands are the best source of oil because:
1. it is produced in a country that does the best job of protecting human rights
2. Is environmentally sound despite the smear campaigns claims
3. Tell any American environmentalist to 'fuzz off' , go home, and worry about their much worse domestic enviro crisis'
However, in addition, unless you know it for a fact yourself (and I mean know it, saw with your own eyes, hands on research) then read everything with contempt. Just because it'...more
This book has such an interesting and refreshing perspective on oil sands in AB. The book is very biased, however the author has done the research and makes a few very valid points. I liked the language it was written it, it was easy to read and sarcastic. I think everyone should give this book a read, especially environmentalists who are against oil sands... just to see the benefits and hear why someone may believe that this is going to be the most ethical resource we have on our planet.
Repetitive and shrill, but an intriguing case for the tar sands on moral grounds. Levant's thesis is set up in such a way that Alberta's oil sands can't help but look good compared to the violence, repression, and corruption in places like Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela. I'm totally convinced that his efforts to downplay the environmental costs, but his attacks on environmental groups that become interest groups like Greenpeace is quite indicting.
I'm finished now and will write a review in the next couple of days. For now I'll just say that if you can read this book and still think the oil sands are an unethical source of dirty oil that should be boycotted (when compared with its competition, such nice places as Iran, Sudan, Venezuela, Russia, Saudi Arabia, etc.), you probably also think that Greenpeace activists float 2 inches above the ground from protest to protest powered by pixy dust. Rant on, Ezra. It's good to see that there are s...more
An insightful (if sometimes emotional) examination into the ethics of oil. Worth reading regardless if where you fall in the debate.
This book was good for a laugh. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody without a sense of humor. The author seems to forget what he wrote on the last page, as it was filled with contradictions or more likely (given the Author)outright hypocrisies. Some of the facts were interesting and well presented in order to further the authors agenda. However with further research and proper context the majority of what is written was either misleading inaccurate or outright lies. No Surprises from Ezra.
A persuasive ethical as well as economic case for the exploitation of Canada's oil sands.
Over the top right wing rubbish.
Enjoyed the signed book.
Great read, very informative. I recommend everyone reads Ethical Oil.
I dare you.
I dare you to read the introduction to this book, and then try to put it down.
Mr Levant goes into a great deal of detail to offer a look at the environmentil, economiic and politocal issues surrounding the world of society being addicted to oil.
I dare you, to read this, and see where your opinions of all the big players in oil lie in comparison to when you first started.
Highly recommended.
I dare you to read the introduction to this book, and then try to put it down.
Mr Levant goes into a great deal of detail to offer a look at the environmentil, economiic and politocal issues surrounding the world of society being addicted to oil.
I dare you, to read this, and see where your opinions of all the big players in oil lie in comparison to when you first started.
Highly recommended.
Every Canadian citizen needs to read this book at least once. Americans would are strongly encouraged to as well.
Our reliance on oil will not stop any time soon. May as well get it from Canada baby. This book illustrates all the fun and obvious reasons why the Northern Alberta Oil Sands is the BEST supply in the world! Wee!
Our reliance on oil will not stop any time soon. May as well get it from Canada baby. This book illustrates all the fun and obvious reasons why the Northern Alberta Oil Sands is the BEST supply in the world! Wee!
Everyone should read this. There's a lot in there I already knew, and a lot I didn't know, but this book informed and put it all together.
Basically Canada=awesome, and the best place oil has ever come from.
Basically Canada=awesome, and the best place oil has ever come from.
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